Army Will Let Makers Decide How Many Soldiers to Fit Inside New Fighting Vehicle
A soldier guides an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during an exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on Aug. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh)
18 Dec 2020
The program to replace the Army s venerable Bradley Fighting Vehicle took a major step forward Friday with a new request for proposals that gives an unprecedented amount of decision-making power to companies on how to meet the service s objectives.
Rather than releasing a list of specifications and requirements as it has in the past, the service is offering prospective makers nine broader characteristics for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle that underscore what it needs to do. The Army is not even demanding a specific size or passenger capacity for the OMFV, allowing competing companies to get creative.
Navy Ends Mandatory 6-Month Limited-Duty Period for Ill, Injured Sailors
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dallas Evernden, an orthopedic technician assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, applies a controlled ankle motion boot to Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Travis Jones on Dec. 2, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luke Cunningham)
18 Dec 2020
The U.S. Navy is eliminating its automatic 180-day limited-duty period for injured or ill sailors and Marines and moving to a flexible time frame based on a service member s medical diagnosis and projected recovery time.
The service also will introduce a position at Navy Medical Training Command and major units dedicated to monitoring and facilitating the process physicians fully versed in medical evaluation policies, diagnoses and treatments who can advise leaders on the status of personnel on limited duty and weigh in on return-to-duty decisions.